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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1944

157 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 8

Robbery at Tattersall's Hotel

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 2

During Saturday night or the early hours of Sunday morning, thieves broke into the bar of Tatter sall's Hotel, by opening two doors…

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Ban on Women in Hotel Lounges Wellington (Nz)

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 4

Because all lounge accommodation will be required by the male patrons from December 18 until after the new year holidays, the Invercargill…

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Shooting in Hotel Accident, Says Witness SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 December 1944 · page 8

A witners at the inquest today on Edna Jean Land. aged 29. who died at the Observer Hotel, George st. north from a bullet wound, staled…

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Are Forced to Sell Publicans Who Hoarded Liquor SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 December 1944 · page 4

Drastic action has been taken by Customs officials to force many suburban hotels and wine and spirits stores to sell bottled beer hoarded in…

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Publican for Trial Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 December 1944 · page 5

Nelson Buchannan Crindal, licensee of the Observer Hotel, George street, north, was today committed for trial on a charge of having murdered Edna…

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Publican Bound Over Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 December 1944 · page 5

In Wagga Police Court today, David Longmuir, licensee of the King’s Own Hotel, The Rock, was bound over for two years when he pleaded…

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Many Publicans To Be Prosecuted SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 3

As the result of Customs officers’ intensive campaign against publicans suspected of black marketing their bottled beer supplies large numbers of…

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Publicans Forced. To Disgorge Beer SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 December 1944 · page 4

Customs officers’ campaign against publicans hoarding their bottled beer supplies, allegedly earmarked for the black market and special customers, has…

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£300 Bail For Hotel Licensee SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 2

Nelson Buchanan Grindel, licensee of the Observer Hotel, George st north, who was charged with the murder of Edna Jean Lund, was granted [?] of £300 today by…

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Is Your Bore Licensed? Disused Provision of Water Act Invoked

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 4

We think it will come as a shock to many landholders to learn that the sinking of a bore to over 100 feet cannot be legally…

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Unusual Hotel Case Bona-Fide Traveller Refused Accommodation

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 7

David Longmuir, licensee of the King's Own Hotel, The Rock, was charged at the Wagga Police Court on Monday with refusing to receive…

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Almost All Sydney Hotels Out Of Bottled Beer SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 5

It was reported tonight that practically all Sydney hotels had sold out [?] bottled beer supplies. Customs officers said today that this…

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Raid on Hotel

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 2

Customers of a Brisbane hotel had a windfall on Monday, when Customs officers. following the procedure adopted in Sydney last week-end, raided a hotel…

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Raids on Hotels Continued Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 December 1944 · page 2

Raids on city hotels continued today. An official of the Customs Department said hotels would receive their bottled beer quota today and the department…

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Keeping Publicans Up To The Mark SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 December 1944 · page 2

Declaring that the department was determined to keep bottled beer supplies flowing to the public, a Customs Department spokesman said today that…

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The Liquor Racket Eleven Publicans Before Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Eleven publicans, charged with failure to supply, liquor to customers, were remanded until January 4th, at a special Federal…

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Seven Publicans Remanded SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 December 1944 · page 6

[?] charged with failure to [?] to customers when [?] remanded by Mr Atkin[?] Federal Court…

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